How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did last week and who we should root for this week.   Explain

Week of 9/18100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Supporters Shield100.0*Average seed
Sporting KC 2 Galaxy 2 +1.3
+0.1
If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Dynamo vs Timbers-10.8+1.3+20.0
-0.4+0.0+0.8
Earthquakes vs Sporting KC+0.6+1.5-3.0
+0.0+0.1-0.1
Whitecaps vs Rapids-2.2+1.0+1.8
-0.1+0.0+0.0
Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas-0.8+0.1+1.2
-0.1+0.0+0.1
If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Week of 9/25100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Supporters Shield100.0*Average seed
Rapids vs Timbers-9.1+2.3+20.3
No*No+0.0
-0.3+0.0+0.8
Galaxy vs Sounders+2.9-0.8-9.4
No+0.0*+0.0
+0.1-0.0-0.2
Sounders vs Fire-4.5+4.0+7.0
-0.1+0.1+0.2
Revolution vs Sporting KC+3.7+0.5-5.7
+0.1+0.0-0.2
Impact vs Earthquakes+1.9+0.2-4.9
+0.1+0.0-0.1
Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake-1.9+1.5+2.1
Dynamo vs NYCFC-0.3+0.2+0.3

* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

What If

Chances based on how well the Timbers finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inSupportersChance will finish regular season at seedWooden
TPW-D-LplayoffsShield12345678910SpoonCount
534-0-0In0.0%02048302No116,129
513-1-0InNo22261160No460,492
503-0-1100.0%No07573410No758,927
492-2-099.9No02435040No686,400
482-1-199.7No0027631000No2,231,663
472-0-298.2No011642320No1,795,845
1-3-097.4No7612930No442,660
461-2-191.8No3464380No2,116,819
451-1-280.9No130501810No3,343,158
0-4-078.9No02752201No103,122
441-0-358.9No0134636500No1,731,871
0-3-155.8No9463860No645,350
430-2-231.0No328491810No1,492,424
420-1-312.9No012463660No1,498,889
410-0-42.7No032548222No555,611
Total:73.5%0.0%00111322918710No17,979,360
Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.

Big Games

Week of 9/18100.0*Lottery seed
Sporting KC 2 Galaxy 2 -0.1
If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Dynamo vs Timbers+0.7+0.0-1.5
Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas+0.2-0.1-0.2
Earthquakes vs Sporting KC-0.1-0.1+0.3
Whitecaps vs Rapids+0.1-0.0-0.1
If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Week of 9/25100.0*Lottery seed
Rapids vs Timbers+0.6-0.0-1.6
Revolution vs Sporting KC-0.2-0.1+0.4
Galaxy vs Sounders-0.1+0.0+0.4
Sounders vs Fire+0.2-0.2-0.3
Impact vs Earthquakes-0.1-0.0+0.2
Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake-0.0-0.1+0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPW-D-L1234567891011121314151617181920
534-0-000147462302
513-1-001165610160
503-0-1004356134010
492-2-0001240350040
482-1-100021562110000
472-0-2007461323020
1-3-04358429030
461-2-11240643080
451-1-2002194911810
0-4-0001611502201
441-0-3006743436500
0-3-14642538600
430-2-2022184819200
420-1-3006741379100
410-0-40121842298100
Total:0000109229427217720000